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Botanical Sketchbooking: A Meditative Approach

Drawing from Observation: Line Work

A course by Lapin , Urban Sketcher

Urban Sketcher. Barcelona, Spain.
Joined May 2020

Slow down and connect with nature by learning how to illustrate plants and flowers using watercolors

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About the video: Drawing from Observation: Line Work

Overview

“In this lesson, I will tell you the importance of working from direct observation instead of a photography. A picture is already a filter of reality, it flattens everything and will reduce the colors and scale perceptions. I know that it is more complicated to work from life than from a picture, you would need more practice to be happy with the outcome. But remember that the process is much more important than the final drawing. It is all about contemplation. You first need to observe, to choose your model and to turn around it to define the best point of view. Before starting with fineliner, breath quietly, and visualise the lines, the geometry, the composition on your page. Take your time. To me, botanical illustration is about time. You need to disconnect. The plant is filling all your vision field. You feel the tensions in the stalks, how leaves are searching for light, respecting an intimate distance between each other. Now that you created this sensitive connection between the plant and you, you are ready for the line work. Start with the closest element and mind the proportion and where to draw it on the page to be able to draw all of it. ”

In this video lesson Lapin addresses the topic: Drawing from Observation: Line Work, which is part of the Domestika online course: Botanical Sketchbooking: A Meditative Approach. Slow down and connect with nature by learning how to illustrate plants and flowers using watercolors.

Partial transcription of the video

“Drawing from Observation: Line Work In this lesson we will go deeper into line drawing and create very elaborated drawings from one of the plants. We'll go outdoor to enjoy some natural light. From my experience, when you sketch from a picture it will look artificial, cold, and without any soul in it. You need to get this very personal link with the flower, with the plants. Keep in mind that you're in front of a living being. This plant gets also some sounds, some way to connect with you and try to find this connection. Forget about your mobile phone, just disconnect. Take one hour just for...”

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Course summary for: Botanical Sketchbooking: A Meditative Approach

  • Level: Beginner
  • 98% positive reviews (1321)
  • 62561 students
  • 4 units
  • 24 lessons (5h 28m)
  • 5 downloads
  • Category

    Illustration
  • Software

    Adobe Photoshop
  • Areas

    Botanical Illustration, Drawing, Sketchbook, Sketching, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting

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Lapin is an urban sketcher based in Barcelona, Spain. As a young boy, he remembers accompanying his father—an airplane technician—to his workplace to draw planes and imagine their stories. His three passions remain the same to this day: aviation, paleontology, and drawing.

In 18 years, he has filled over 200 sketchbooks, published 30 books, and was named the official air and space painter for the French Army in 2019. He’s a member of the Urban Sketching Community since 2008 and teaches Illustration Masters students at Elisava in Barcelona, as well as his own urban sketching workshops. His clients include the French Army, Air France, the City of Barcelona, Le Parisien Magazine, PlayStation, Heineken, Marks & Spencer, Aigle, Peugeot, Porsche, and Formula One.


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Botanical Sketchbooking: A Meditative Approach

A course by Lapin
Urban Sketcher. Barcelona, Spain.
Joined May 2020
  • 98% positive reviews (1.3K)
  • 62561 students